Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction series tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5: MONSIEUR LE PRESIDENT
Victoria Campbell’s profile of Haiti post-earthquake made its world premiere at DOC NYC in 2014. It went on to screen at the Martha’s Vineyard and Hot Springs Doc fests.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
Volunteering in Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake, Victoria Campbell encounters Gaston, a charming voodoo priest who shows leadership during the emergency, and later manages to open a small, much-needed medical clinic with the support of a foreign funder. He becomes a local hero, a symbol of ingenuity in defiance of the failure of conventional relief efforts. Over three years, he also becomes the filmmaker’s close friend – until an unexpected development causes Victoria to re-examine her entire experience in Haiti.
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